Re: Trauma bonding and Re-enactment Patterns on the Internet

First, let me welcome you to PL. Also, just to let you know, we don't allow members to be rude or mean to one another on PL. We ask that all of the members treat one another with courtesy and respect.

Having said that, I also suffer from PTSD. And there have been days here, when I think my reactions were purely PTSD related. It's very easy for me, on my bad days, to misconstrue what others are telling me. And sometimes, I have reacted poorly based on that misinformation.

I think when we have PTSD, we just have to examine those reactions and determine their source, their veracity before reacting. At times, I've overreacted too quickly and had to come back and apologize to others for misunderstanding what was said. Another option, if you're unsure about something that's been posted, is to PM that member privately and ask them what they meant. That's helped me quite a few times here when I was feeling defensive. And every time, it was my misunderstanding the comments because of my defensiveness that particular day.